Good News From Jayam February 1, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items
Good News From Jayam February 1, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items
Happy Sri Lanka Independence Day
Stunning Sri Lankan Sapphires Highlighted
at the Sri Lanka Embassy in China
Glittering Sri Lankan gemstones were showcased at a glamorous event hosted by the Embassy in Beijing on 17 January 2022. Sponsored by the ‘LARWINER – Gem Art Jewellery’, a range of stunning Sri Lankan blue sapphires and other coloured stones were displayed. Around 100 invited guests, including many elite dealers attended the event. Ambassador, Dr. Palitha Kohona while welcoming the guests, explained the history of Sri Lankan gem trade and the mining process, cutting, polishing and jewellery making. He invited the guests to visit Sri Lanka to see these for themselves. The Ambassador said that mini exhibitions of this nature will be organized in the future as well and hoped that exhibitors from Sri Lanka also will participate.
Omicron Facts and Fiction
Hosted by Sri Lanka Foundation Medical, Los Angeles, Ca.
Please click on link below to register:
Some Great Things Sri Lankans
Achieved in 2021
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California Thomian Golf Tournament, Tee Off
Nigel Fernando, Jonathan Mather, Chitral Fernando, Romesh Wijeysuriya, Pujitha de Silva, Mohan Chandramohan, Mervyn Peris, Dr Ganesh Devendra, Ryan Jayatileke, Josh Brown, Vijay Amritraj and Steve James. California Thomians teed off on Saturday, January 15th at the Olivas Links Golf Course, Ventura, California, for the 9 round series 2022 Golf tournament. 8 Thomians and 4 invited guests participated at the first round of the Golf series. Pujitha de Silva, past President of the Thomian OBA and star Cricketer was # 1 on the leaderboard closing with one under par. Guests included, Mervyn Peris, Josh Brown, Steven James and Indian tennis legend, Vijay Amritraj.
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Sri Lankan American Cousins and Spouses
Celebrate New Year in La Jolla, Ca.
Standing: Jean-Louis, Yusuf, Evelyn, Sara, Christopher,
seated: Ash, Jenai, Jonathan and Andrew.
Day after Christmas at the residence of the John Johns family in La Jolla were Ryan, Gavin, Patrick, Evelyn, Sheriene, Kumara, Jonathan, Christopher, Sara, Sidney, James, Yusuf Jr. Andrew and Enzo.
Sara Johns transformed a blank table into a Charcuterie masterpiece of cheeses, meats, fruits, vegetables, and sauces for the annual Rutnam Family Christmas Party for 40 people (below).
Jayam’s Choice
“You Can Dance” by Anne Murray
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When Jehan Wanigatunga Met
the Late and Great Sidney Poitier at the
Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia
“Mage Mathake Obe Ruwa Ande”
Sherman de Silva and Ayomi Perera
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Buthmi Rupasinghe’s Arangetram
The Arangetram of Buthmi Novenya Rupasinghe was held on December 19, 2021 at Bishops College under the patronage of Minister of Youth & Sports Namal Rajapaksa. Buthmi is the daughter of Dr. Arosha Rupasinghe and Mrs Nileema Rajapakse. She had her primary and secondary education at Lyceum International School Wattala and is currently engaged at SLIIT (Sri Lanka Institute of Intormation technology) studying for her Bachelors Degree in Business Management. She is a disciple of Rangana Ariyadasa Udaya Kumara (Directress Rangana Ariyadasa Academy of classical Bharatanatyam
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People Finding People
Still Looking for:
Mercy Fonseka
(used to live in New York)
Does anybody know where she is?
Pls contact jayam2424@yahoo.com
Wedding of Wasana Ekanayake
and Pablo Gomez in Glendale, Ca.
Wasana Ekanayake marrried Pablo Gomez on January 15th at Chevy Chase Country Club in Glendale, Ca. In photo are
her Mom Chitra and brother Aruna. They had a poruwa ceremony, Sri Lankan dancers as well as a full Mariachi band.
Bride and groom with uncle Kirthi, aunt Asoka Wijekuleratna and cousin Sandra.
With Nirosh, Enoka, Stephanie and Munchie Abeyratne.
With uncle Dr.Lakshman, aunt Thusitha and cousin Sara Makandura.
Bridesmaids with bride. Dilhani Jayasinghe, Nayomi Ekanayake, Sara Makandura, Jessica Ekanayake, Minori and Sayuri Ito.
“Daisy, Daisy” Waltz
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Sri Lanka takes part in the Asian Expo 2022
at the Fairplex in Pomona, Ca.
Los Angeles Consul General Dr Lalith Chandradasa, Jack Knight, Jayantha Somaratna, Sumedha Jayasena and Ben Lai. The Asian American expo 2022 event was held at the Fairplex complex, Pomona, Ca.on January 15 & 16, 2022.
The Sri Lanka booth displayed samples of organic coconut oil, Ceylon cinnamon and black pepper, Ceylon tea, products from “Laksala”, rubber products from the company “Elasto” and Sri Lanka tourism brochures.
Nandasiri Jasentuliyana of Corona, Ca.
in his capacity at the United Nations, met Many World Dignitaries including President Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan
Nandasiri (Nandi) Jasentuliyana is President Emeritus, International Institute of Space Law, Former Deputy Director General, United Nations, and Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. He lives with his wife Shanthi in Corona, Ca.
“Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo
January 21st. 2022
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Avaluable Spiderman, a black universe, a landmine sniffing rat, a reading space, a tourism fillip, sound fiscal advice & an appeal to young people – watch Prime Group Kaleidoscope for these and lots more.
Obituaries – Sad News
 Daya Perera (93) of Arcadia, CA, passed away peacefully on January 19th, 2022. He was born on November 23rd, 1928, in Bandaragama, Sri Lanka. Daya was the beloved husband of Nanda Perera, loving son of late Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Magdalene Perera, devoted father of Chandima, Chatura, Dilumka, and Enoka. Father-in-law of Gayani, Saumya, Asanka and Nirosh. Caring grandfather of Sean, Ishara, Evan, Chathuni and Ryan. Loving brother of late Wimalaratne, Oscar, Late Owen, Late Denzil and Irangani. |
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Funeral Arrangements: Starting Promptly at 8:30am, Sunday, January 30th, 2022
at Rose Hills Memorial Park,
Sky Rose Chapel, Whittier, CA
He was loved by all.
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May he attain the Supreme Bliss of Nibbana
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Neela Wickramasinghe (71) passed away in Italy. Best known for the song ‘Master Sir’ which was a huge hit in Sri Lanka. Neela is a recipient of the Sarasaviya Award, Presidential award, Sumathi tele award, Zonta award and Vanitha award. She was recently appointed as the Consul General of Sri Lanka in Milan. Her remains will be flown to Sri Lanka.Celine de Alwis – wife of the late Justice Tudor De Alwis, mother of Visvajit and the late Shanez, mother-in-law of Patricia and Chrisantha, grandmother of Lasitha, Danushka and Vimukthi. Cortege will leave residence 97 B, Anderson Road, Dehiwela at 3.45 p.m. on Tuesday 25th January for cremation at the General Cemetery, Borella at 5 p.m. after a short service at the cemetery Chapel. There will also be a religious service at the residence prior to departure
‘Against the Tide’- Sumi Moonesinghe
Book Launch by Savithri Rodrigo
An engineer turned business woman turned Bank of Ceylon Chairperson turned social activist, Sumi (Sumithra) Moonesinghe is the jack of all trades and also a master of all. Venturing into spaces women rarely would, breaking norms and creating empires, Moonesinghe was someone who “goes against the tide” as stated by Savithri Rodrigo, the author of Moonesinghe’s memoir ‘Against the Tide’. The memoir was launched on 1 January at Moonesinghe’s residence.
Recipes From Roma’s Kitchen
Cramel Oranges
Ingredients
8 medium navel OR Cara Cara
oranges (about 4 1/2 pounds)
1 cup (7 ounces) white sugar
2 cinnamon sticks or star anise poda
2 tablespoons salted butter
* Juice two of the oranges to yield 3/4 cup juice.
(If 2 oranges don’t yield enough juice, add water
to measure 3/4 cup total. Set aside.
*Slice off the top and bottom 1/2 inch from each
of the remaining 6 oranges. Stand each orange on
one one of it flat ends and use a a sharp knife to cut
down and around the fruit, following the contours of
the flesh and peeling away all the skin and pith. Turn
each orange on its side and thinly slice crosswise into
rounds. In a 13-by-9 inch baking dish, arrange the rounds,
slightly overlapping,in a ingle layer.
*In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, 1/4 cup of the
orange juice and the cinnamon or star anise. Bring to a
boil over medium – high heat (this should take two or three
minutes) and cook, swirling the pan occasionally, until the
sugar begins to color at the edges, another 3 to 5 minutes.
(The bubbles should go from thin and frothy to thick and
shiny.)
*Reduce the heat to medium low and cook,swirling the pan
often until the sugar is coppery brown,1 to 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat,add the butter,then whisk until melted.
*Add a splash of the remaining orange and whisk until smooth (the mixture will steam and bubble vigorously), then add the remaining orange juice and whisk until fully incorporated. If the caramel separates and sticks to the bottom of the pan, return it to the heat and simmer until the hardened caramel dissolves.
*Pour the caramel evenly over the oranges, cover with plastic wrap,then refrigerate for at least 3 hours and upto 6 hours.
* Allowing the caramel to drip off into the baking dish,use a
slotted spoon to transfe rthe oranges to a serving platter or
individual plates. Remove and discard the star anise or cinnamon from the caramel, then whisk to recombine and mix any juices. Pour the caramel over the oranges and serve.
Start to finish: 40 minutes, plus chilling. Serves 6.
Should you have any questions or requests please email me.
